St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01

time Is specified for the return of the |
regular, and he fails to show up ut | |
O'Clock the following afternoon, or To !
notify the sub" the latter can hold the |
cases for that day, working himself or
putting on another sub as he chooses.
The same rule applies ut o'clock the
next afternoon, and the sub holds con
troll of the eases until he is relieved ac-
cor,iing to the rule. This is found neccs-
Sary for the protection Of the ''Sub," who
may have thrown III the cases" dis
tributed the type just in time for the
regular to use, and for which he would
receive no compensation. The COM
posit0r is allowed the privilege of
coming down any time in the
in his cases." But, rs rule, the
men get to the Office about noon or l
o'clock. Dead matter that is matter
still in the forms that appeared in the
paper of shat MORNINGS distributed by
the printers ana everything put in
shape for the nights work. Two and
half to three hours are consumed in
this work, and by 4 or o'clock the
room is pretty well deserted and the
printers go to supper. At $50 o'clock
| the foreman, assistant foreman, galley
boys and printers are on hand and the
work of the night begins. Each case
Is numbered from one up to fifty, and
each printer has slug numbered TO
correspond with his ease. The number
always represents the printer himself,
The typo Is nOtknOWn us Jones. or Smith
! ur Brown, hut rs Slug S.or 20 or 30 Each
printer, when he emptieS his flake" on
the galley stand, for proof TO be taken |
of it, puts his metal slug at the top Of his |
matter and an impression is taken |
OF both. y number OF men may be |
working on the same article 70 pre-
Vent mixing them up the different arti-
e!cS are run out BY the copy cutter by
letters. Teiegraphic matter from
" aShlngt0n, for Instance, is marked |
W. and numbered from one consecu-
lively until the end of that one class;
-. Paul local runs on 5. Minneapolis on
Nj and 50 ON. Ii 5 matter is run out the
printer, ~ he emptieS his take on the
galley, after setting il in type, must put
AiS slug at the head OF it and write on
little piece of paper the number that
was on his copy when he first get it. He
writes ) If that is his number) and
lays the slip on the galley by his take
linen, II ) should come next he would
do the same thing. placing his take well
down on the galley and leaving space for
the other takes to come. When the
typos with >, 3, +, ; and 5 have empted
their sticks the matter is closed up by
|
press. All copy is kept separated by
this system, and il sometimes happens
that every letter in the alphabet is used
during night. \ galley represents
thin board, with q smooth brass-cov-
cred surface, with elects at one end and
the sides. a supply Of copy is generally
sent up to the composing room by !
0'eiock. SO that the copy cutter can get
1t on the hooks, and have it in proper
shape when time is called.
THIS COPY Is COLLECTED
from the editorial. telegraph and local
rooms, and generally there is Il goodly
batch of advertisements. Advertise
merits are called 'phat." They are gen
orally set up in large display type, but
measured just as if the type was the
fi,cst used. Certain men set the adYer-
tiSementS, because they are conceded to
be better qualified for the work. Only
small proportion of printers can set up
IL tasty and effective advertisement. 4
man must have il peculiar talent in that ,
direction. There are five typos who
are the regular ''ad' men. they are
called the syndicate. Forty per cent Of
al the advertisements set by them goes
to the printers, and is distributed pro
rata. the syndicate getting 80 per cent,
which they divide among themselves.
When there is more than the usual
quantity Of advertisements, extra men
are added to the syndicate force, and
these men get their share of the entire
GU per cent. in proportion to the number
of hours they work. But the printers
get their 10 per cent. of all the ads that
are set. When the copy clrttpr has the
hooks ready tine is called. All copy
other than advertisements goes On the
hook in the GLOBE Office, and each
tNt-I, far f.ll- .l,n l.,
Offices the ''phat' -tableS. heads, etc.
go around on the cases." being as
signed to one slug one night and
to the next slug on the night
following. But the CLONES rule
does not recognize ''phat' at all.
The hooks are made up Just as the copy
comes up in the box, and the copy cut
ter is not supposed to know what printer
will get the first Or the last take. When
the hook il ready the box is shaken.
This box contains little balls numbered
from ! to-50. The number first drawn
out deSignates the typo vino has to take
copy first, and the others follow in r0ta-
ton. Thus there IS a new man for
first take every night. Copy Eowsin
rapidly after this during composition
hours, and as fast a. it disappears more
is prepared aid given in hand, and it is
disposed Of il turn. Sometimes it hap
pens th1t copy comes IN slowly. There |
is a rule OF the union that if copy is not
furnished the printers must be paid for
the time they are idle Just the same as
if they had been at work. Under these
circumstances the men are allowed to
charge time" at certain rate while
they are lille. From midnight until3
O'Clock is the busiest time in the com
posing room. and the office is at it's best
working capacity, and from to 3 all are
engaged in the final rash that 0ccurs
previous to the closing Of the ferns. 1t
is often found necessary. during this
tiinc, to add &GotErr l3r00f rei,ticr and
! Increase the galley force and mal,e-tps.
These are generally taken from the
cases and allowed time" for their work.
! The numbered S.ugS- Indicate what |
printer mas set Up each take of matter, I
and the man in whose proof three errors
occur must correct all following his take |
III which less than three errors occur.
! For Instance, il the first take en- the gal |
| ley has three errors and all the balance |
! hGt two Or less, the first man must cor |
rect the entire article. This rule oper-